“I’ve seen more things and experienced more things, so it’s been a natural progression.

“I wouldn’t have considered myself a leader at all six or eight years ago.

“I was just a middle of the pack guy who kept quiet and did my own thing.

“It’s just the way I’ve evolved as a player.

“I’ve played on a lot of successful teams and tried to take some of the finer characteristics of good players and implement them into my game and lifestyle, both inside and outside the rink.

“We are only at the rink for a couple of hours a day but it’s a full-time job and if you want to be successful you have to approach it as a profession.

“That’s the way I’ve been approaching it for the last five or six years.”

Moyer was part of a strong veteran core in Fife last season that included Ric Jackman, Brendan Brooks and Sebastian Thinel, but the dressing room dynamic has changed this year, with a much younger look to the side.

“I don’t know what our average age would be but it’s got to be considerably lower,” he said.

“It keeps me younger, but at the same time makes me feel older too!

“It’s definitely been a welcome change. Ric and Brendan were a couple of my good buddies on the team last year, but coming to the rink this year has been much more enthuasistic, positive and upbeat.

“Results help, and what we’re trying to do is maintain those results.

“We were not overly satisfied with the past two games, and everyone took it to heart.

“Realising how close we were against Belfast playing only 20 minutes made us appreciate that maybe this is something special.